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Argentina Looks Good, Brazil Not So Much

Argentina has defaulted on its public debt - again. The country is familiar with the script that follows and unlikely…

4 years ago

Resistance Is Futile as Berlin Backs EU Solidarity

For the third time in her 15-year reign, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has sprung a major surprise and taken the…

4 years ago

Few Strings in US, Many in Europe

As trillions of dollars and euros were being doled out in state aid by governments and central banks trying to…

4 years ago

EU: Stage Set for Clash

The Hague is expected to deploy the biggest gun available to EU member states and roll out its veto to…

4 years ago

Business in Times of Corona

Ten weeks ago, CFI.co published a series of five reports on the portent of a novel economic event. Some 70,000…

4 years ago

The Value of News

Lee Enterprises for Davenport, Iowa, is a leading US provider of local news. In January, the company paid $140 million…

4 years ago

Recession or Depression: Nadir Has Passed, Recovery Delayed

The shape of things to come seems not to resemble the ‘V’ promised early on in the Corona Recession. With…

4 years ago

Money for Nothing

From a mere medium of exchange, money has turned into a pixie dust that, sprinkled liberally, brings economies to bloom…

4 years ago

No Quick Recovery for Europe

Just before the weekend, Germany nosedived into a recession after the Statistisches Bundesamt, the country’s statistics bureau, announced a 2.2…

4 years ago

Sobering Words from Fed Chairman Powell

This morning, investors are taking stock after being administered a measure of sobering realism by Jerome H Powell, chairman of…

5 years ago